Violence against Aboriginal, First Nations, Native American, Indigenous women. This forum looks at the issues, news updates, initiatives. This forum is dedicated to the families and friends of the hundreds of women who are missing or have been identified as murder victims throughout Turtle Island. We acknowledge the Creator's blessings on their souls and spirits in their new journey.

Missing and murdered Aboriginal women in northeastern British Columbia

July 12, 2004

Kukdookaa Terri Brown, President of the Native Women's Association of Canada is in Fort Nelson, British Columbia to speak about the Sisters in Spirit Campaign, and to meet with family members at the Fort Nelson Aboriginal Friendship Society.

She hopes to learn more about two Aboriginal women who were either missing or murdered.

Ramona Shuler, aka Budnick, a member of the Cree Nation was born March 25, 1967. She has brown eyes, strawberry brown hair, height 163 cm, and is 65 kg. She was last seen late November 2003.

Loretta Capot-Blanc, aka Papo was born June 13, 1966 and she went missing on August 11, 1997. Her body was found September 1, 1997. Her son is now in Grade 11.

The Native Women's Association of Canada began their Sisters in Spirit
Campaign to raise public awareness on the over 500 missing or murdered
Aboriginal women.

The organization is in discussions with the Federal Government to receive funding for this campaign.

"The funding will be used to document the circumstances around the disappearances or murders of Aboriginal women with the long-term goal to advocate changes to the justice system to ensure the safety of Aboriginal women."

In addition, the organization wants to establish a toll-free hotline, a national registry and create educational materials on the issue of violence against Aboriginal women.